Autographa pulchrina (Haworth, 1809)
(Beautiful Golden Y)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAutographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y)
GenusAutographa (Y moths)
TribePlusiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPLUSIINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y) :
1: Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y)
23 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Dorsal view (3)Image 4: Dorsal view (4)Image 5: Dorsal view - close-upImage 6: Dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 7: Latero-dorsal viewImage 8: Latero-dorsal view (2)Image 9: Latero-dorsal view (3)Image 10: Anterior view - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged
2: Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y)
2 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap
Image 1: Side view
3: Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y)
7 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Male, in MV trap
Image 1: Lateral view - enlarged

Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Autographa pulchrina (Beautiful Golden Y)
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